I didn't see that one, but they did another one where he was pushing Schweddy Wieners. It was remarkably deadpan. IIRC, one of the "NPR" hosts made a Freudian slip (can't remember exactly what it was) that nearly brought the whole skit down. They managed to keep their composure, but barely.

Drew, that was a funny skit first time around (because it just did the whole NPR thing about perfect). They did beat those balls to death, however, by bringing it up again everytime Alec Baldwin hosted (which seems to be three or four times a year).

The genius of SNL's Schweddy Balls sketch is its pitch-perfect capture of the chirpy naivete and sexual repression of the female public-radio persona best exemplified by Terry Gross.

When Gross interviewed Lorne Michaels on Fresh Air a few years ago, she asked him if the SNL character was modeled on her. Michaels started to talk about "dryness" and "cheerfulness" before trying to extricate himself by saying the parody was meant as a compliment.